On Wed, Oct 31, Alfred Mutscheller wrote:

Hi,

I am using the SuSE 7.1 Linux with a Power Mac G3, 128 MB Ram, BootX Version 1.2b3.

If I boot into the 2.2.18 Kernel the VGA mode is OK ( like I am used from the MAC side ( 1024*768). If I use the 2.4.2 Kernel ( compiled by myself or the one from the SuSE CD) the VGA mode is wrong ( 640*480).

I tried to use the More Kernel argument option on BootX Version 1.2b3 "vga=extended" but there is no reaction.

Does anybody have an idea how to set the video mode in the kernel? I somehow got stuck with the SAX2 programm. I dont know if this is the right aproach.

I assume you have a Mach64 card? Look in /proc/fb, it contains the active framebuffer driver. /sbin/lspci gives you the exact device ID. sax2 does not handle the framebuffer setup properly, you could upgrade sax2 to a newer version: ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/ppc/supplementary/X/suse71/4.1.0/sax2-4.3-20.ppc.rpm Or you can edit /etc/X11/XF86config and setup your own modeline. run sax2 -a to generate a useful XF86config, then run /usr/X11R6/lib/sax/tools/xmode -x 1024 -y 768 -r 94 to generate a modeline 1024x768@85Hz. Be careful with the values, you can kill your monitor with wrong values. Gruss Olaf -- $ man clone BUGS Main feature not yet implemented...